Newbie - Trial question (pro/standard)
Hi. I'd like to try the 30 day evaluation of fusion with the plan to purchase the standard version if I like it. Since the trial is for the pro version - will I have trouble when I move to the standard...
View ArticleMy warning regarding "share" in installation
I finally am up and running Fusion 5 with Mountain LionOn my first attempt I chose share vs isolate mode. I discovered that my entire download folder in the Mac was transferred to the virtual machine...
View ArticleVMware Fusion on Host machine w/ Mac RAID hardware
I am curious if Fusion and the guest OS machines will work fine on a machine that has hardware RAID (Raid 0 or 1)? I currently run Fusion on a standard non-RAID system but am considering upgrading to a...
View Articleauto logout of profile after guest shutdown?
Sorry if this has been asked before, I did a search but couldn't find anything relavent. This is a pretty simple question that hopefully has a simple answer:Is there a way to automatically logout of a...
View ArticleCannot access machine on host-only network
I am running OS X 10.8.4 and Fusion 5.0.3. I have two guests VMs running Windows 2008 R2. One of the Windows server is a domain controller and DNS server, while the other does not run any services....
View Articletwo monitors with a Avocent 4 port dvi kvm Switch
I have two monitors hooked up to a 4 port Avocent DVI KVM switch. One monitor is on port one and the second monitor is on the console connection. This works fine in the physical world of Macs. I have...
View ArticleGuest window looses input focus in unity mode when activating dashboard?
I have the problem that my guest (Window XP) window looses input focus when I activate dashboard in unity mode. Normal MacOS windows keep being the active window when activating dashboard and get the...
View ArticleCan't turn off encryption in Fusion 5, MBP Air
I installed Ubuntu in Fusion 5.0.3 on my MacBook Air (latest Haswell) and turned on encryption. Now I have changed my mind and would like to only use FileVault in the Mac. But I can't turn encryption...
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File not found error Fusion 5
Today im trying to start my vmware but i saw error please help me.
View ArticleKernic Panic after waking Mac up
Whenever I have VMWare Fusion running and I put my Mac to sleep, when I wake it up my Mac has crashed and it's on the login screen. Here is the crash dump, any ideas? Interval Since Last Panic...
View ArticleWhy is my fedora VM consuming space of my ssd of my mac when i'm runnin it in...
Hi guys, i've to start running a fedora 17 virtual machine in VMWARE fusion 5.0, and as i only have a 256gb ssd on my macpro retina display i load the vm from and external hard drive (USB 3.0)....
View ArticleVMWARE FUSION 5.0 + WINDOWS 7 + World of Warcraft Cursor Bug
Hi guys, Im quite new with using virtual machines, but i got mine up and running running Windows 7 Home Premium X64 smoothly... I need to do so because I run World of Warcraft on a personal server...
View ArticleHow do I restore a virtualized OS X Lion 10.7 client with Time Machine?
Hi all, I've got a Time Capsule set up so that my virtual Lion clients back themselves up. This works great; my Lion clients see it as a remote Time Machine and happily back up regularly. So far so...
View ArticleFreeBSD support?
VMware Fusion for Mac is exciting stuff! I am "chomping at the bit" to see it running a full-blown FreeBSD workstation environment. Is VMware Tools available (or necessary?) for FreeBSD under Fusion...
View ArticleHow to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine?
How to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine? Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564 In a Mac, you do it pressing the Shift key until you see...
View ArticlevmFusion 5 on Mac Mini
I recently setup Fusion 5 on a new Mac Mini, installing Vista Business then an updrade Windows 7. I own licenses for both of these products and had installed Windows 7 on a previous Mac using these...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Library window always shown on launch
It appears that VMware Fusion 5.0 (and 5.0.1) has been changed to always show the Virtual Machine Library window when VMware is launched, even if the window was hidden when VMware was last quit. I have...
View ArticleLine 1: Syntax Error
I have been using VM Ware on my Mac OSX for about a year with no problem. All of a sudden, it gives an error: Windows_XPSP2.vmwarevm/Windows_XPSP2.vmx" line 1: Syntax error. Any suggestions on how I...
View ArticleOSX 10.8 as guest - additional HDDs don't mount on startup
Hello, I'm running OSX ML 10.8.3 and Fusion 5.0.3, and am running ML 10.8.3 and Server.app as a guest for Netboot and DeployStudio. I have added additional virtual hard drives to this VM for image...
View Articlevmx file is not a valid virtual machine configuration file - PLEASE HELP!
Hi, today my MacBook crashed and after reset my VMWare Fusion 4 shows an error message when I try to stat my Windows 7:Windows 7.vmx is not a valid virtual machine configuration file. Can someone help...
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